Why you’ll need more to send and receive money through your mobile phone
Nairobi, Kenya: If you’re a frequent user of mobile money transfers, expect to dig deeper into your pocket. President Uhuru Kenyatta has proposed an eight percent increment on mobile money transfer services from 12% percent to 20%. The head of state’s proposal comes few days after Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich increased the tax by […]
High court declares Finance bill 2018 illegal
Nairobi, KENYA: The high court on Wednesday declared the Finance bill 2018 by Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich Illegal. While making the ruling, Justice Wilfrida Okwany said the CS did not follow the right procedure when he presented the bill to the parliament. The ruling has now made unconstitutional the taxes imposed on mobile money […]
Redsan on the spotlight for allegedly beating up his producer
Dancehall superstar Redsan is in the spotlight again, not for launching the ‘BADDEST’ album but for allegedly beating up his producer, Sappy. In an audio that has gone viral on social media, an argument ensues between the ‘badder than most’ singer and Sappy after an alleged disrespect from the producer. “Stand up, fight like a […]
15 Chinese nationals to be deported over prostitution
Nairobi, KENYA: 15 Chinese nationals will be deported from the country over prostitution claims. The 15, were on Wednesday morning arrested by immigration officers at an estate brothel in South C, Nairobi. According to the immigration department, the 15 Chinese nationals, who are believed to have been engaging in prostitution are being processed for deportation. […]
Lamu family desperate over mysterious disappearance of kin
Lamu, KENYA:A family in Lamu is desperately searching for their kin who went missing last Sunday. 40 year old fisherman, Ahmed Athman Bilel, who hails from Kiunga area on the Lamu-Somalia border in Lamu East went missing on Sunday evening shortly after leaving his home for the fishing centre in Ishakani. His sister, Mulhat Bilel, […]
No more ‘Shiro’ in Auntie Boss
You will not be seeing ‘Shiro’ in the local show, auntie boss, anymore. Nyce Wanjeri who plays ‘shiro’ in the local comedy show announced that September 18th episode would be her last one in the show. “Whatever has a beginning must have an end, and so this chapter of Shiro must come to an end […]